Garden peas, picked fresh at that perfect petit pois stage of juicy, crisp sweetness, are something to experience at least once in a lifetime – and how good it would be to count on them once a year. Most fresh peas we buy with hope in the season are … [Read more...]
Roast potato, chicken and bacon salad
This satisfying main course salad is a celebration of the first cut-and-come-again lettuces from the garden and the noble remains of a good roast chicken. It is given extra appeal with some crisp bacon and good tomatoes. It is also a homage to … [Read more...]
Asparagus now!
It’s here! I returned from a week away to find my asparagus bed has leapt to attention and is at risk of growing into trees before I’ve had a harvest. It really is one of the “hurry up and wait” crops: you drum your fingers for weeks in impatience, … [Read more...]
Cherry blossom
The cherries are in gorgeous, blowsy blossom, and this means spring is advancing to late-spring with hints even of summer. Temperatures have reached the balmy figures, and the blossom is going fast. Just as our own blossoms are fading this year, … [Read more...]
Tuna, anchovy and caper sauce for pasta
This is offered as a "transitional" recipe, as requested by my east coast family who still have winter weather to face on the second official day of spring. It's a comforting, richly flavoured sauce, quick to make, with a healthy crunch of … [Read more...]
Edible equinox: early spring on a plate
It is cold here in rural Cambridgeshire, but undeniably spring. The snowdrops and crocuses are long gone and the daffodils are just entering their glory phase, with the best still to come. Primulas are in fancy dress, and violets are blooming in … [Read more...]
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